Women's lacrosse National Player of the Week (Feb. 20): Gabbe Cadoux, Duke

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After making 10 saves in Sunday’s 9-8 upset of then-No. 9 Northwestern, including three on the Wildcats’ final possession, Duke sophomore goalie Gabbe Cadoux (McDonogh) is The Baltimore Sun's National Player of the Week.

After making 10 saves in Sunday’s 9-8 upset of then-No. 9 Northwestern, including three on the Wildcats’ final possession, Duke sophomore goalie Gabbe Cadoux (McDonogh) is The Baltimore Sun's National Player of the Week. (Duke Athletics)

The sophomore goalie made 10 saves in Sunday’s 9-8 upset of then-No. 9 Northwestern, including three on the Wildcats’ final possession. Cadoux, a McDonogh graduate, stopped those three shots in the last 2:20 against three players who already had combined for four goals. After the third save, Cadoux picked up the ground ball and the host Blue Devils maintained possession for the final 1:12 of the game. Six of her saves came in the second half, including four in the final 3:13. Cadoux, who started the final seven games of her freshman season, has a .535 save percentage and 12 grounds balls as Duke is off to a 3-0 start. The Blue Devils hadn’t beaten Northwestern in three years and the victory boosted them from No. 18 to No. 10 in the Inside Lacrosse media poll.

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